This document provides 7 steps and tips for writing an effective CV: 1. Include personal details, a personal profile summarizing skills and background, and employment history with responsibilities and achievements. 2. List education and training qualifications with the most recent first. 3. Mention any relevant interests, hobbies or achievements. 4. Consider including additional relevant information. 5. Provide references but ask permission first. 6. Follow tips to keep the CV to 2 pages, emphasize skills and achievements, and have it proofread. 7. Avoid negatives like unusual formatting, lies, or irrelevant information.

1. How to write the
perfect CV

2. 7 Steps to writing that perfect CV
Personal
details
Profile
Employment
history
Education &
training
Interest &
achievements
Additional
information
References

3. Your Personal details
• Name
• Address
• Telephone number
• Email address
Tip: Remember to update your contact details should you move house or change your mobile
number or email address

4. Personal Profile
• This is a mini advert of you and should
summarise the following:
- Skills
- Qualities
- Work background
- Achievements and career aims

5. Employment History & Work
Experience
• Start with you most recent job or work
experience first
• Include:
- Company name
- Your job title
- When you were employed from and to
- You may want to include a sentence about the company
Tip For each job and particularly the most recent roles, include 3 or 4 bullet points of your
achievements. Demonstrate what makes you stand out from other applicants

6. Education & Training
• Start with your most recent
qualification first
or
• qualification or training relevant to the
position you are applying for

7. Interest & Achievements
• Include
- Your hobbies
- Interests and achievements relevant
to the job

8. Additional Information
• This section can be used if there is any
information relevant to the position
which is not covered anywhere else in
your CV.

9. References
• Remember to ask the person you
would like a reference from whether it
is ok for you to put them down as a
referee.

10. 10 Tips
• You cv should be
1. Maximum of 2 pages long
2. First page should contain personal details
3. Neat and to the point
4. Always be typed
5. Printed on good quality white paper
6. Emphasise your skills
7. Emphasise your achievements
8. Include a cover letter
9. Proof-read it and get someone else to proof-
read it too
10. Be honest at all times

11. The 10 Don'ts
1. Don’t use bright coloured papers, patterns or graphics
2. Don’t use weird type styles
3. Don’t use a font smaller than 11pt or larger than 14pt
for headings
4. Don’t include irrelevant or negative information
5. Don’t lie about your skills and achievements
6. Don’t use acronyms, text language or abbreviations
7. Don’t use long paragraphs
8. Don’t muddle up your employment history
9. Don’t forget to tell your referees about using them for a
reference
10. Don’t give up!

12. If you need any
further help or advice email
itsworking@theworksrecruitment.com